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21keratitis — Inflammation of the cornea. SEE ALSO: keratopathy. [kerato + G. itis, inflammation] actinic k. a reaction of the cornea to ultraviolet light. deep punctate k. sharply defined opacities in a …
22Malvern water — This article is about natural Malvern spring water. For the bottled product, see Malvern Water (bottled water). St. Ann s Well, Great Malvern, a popular café for walkers on the hills. The building on the right houses the spout from which the… …
23scrofula — n. archaic a disease with glandular swellings, prob. a form of tuberculosis. Also called king s evil. Derivatives: scrofulous adj. Etymology: ME f. med.L (sing.) f. LL scrofulae (pl.) scrofulous swelling, dimin. of L scrofa a sow …
24Antistrumous — An ti*stru mous, a. (Med.) Good against scrofulous disorders. Johnson. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] …
25Caseous — Ca se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy. [1913 Webster] {Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the products of… …
26Caseous degeneration — Caseous Ca se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy. [1913 Webster] {Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the… …
27Cruels — Cru els (kr[udd] [e^]lz), n. pl. [Corrupt. fr. F. [ e]crouelles scrofula.] Glandular scrofulous swellings in the neck. [1913 Webster] …
28Struma — Stru ma, n. [L., a scrofulous tumor.] 1. (Med.) Scrofula. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses. [1913 Webster] …
29Strumatic — Stru*mat ic, a. Scrofulous; strumous. [1913 Webster] …
30Strumous — Stru mous, a. (Med.) Scrofulous; having struma. [1913 Webster] …
